The Philippines reported on Tuesday 4,479 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in nearly a week.
The country has now 1,408,058 cumulative coronavirus infections, of which 50,037 or 3.6 percent are active cases.
The positivity rate is at 10.7 percent, based on the results of 32,044 individuals who got screened for the virus on Sunday.
At least 101 more people died due to the disease, raising the country’s death toll to 24,557. The case fatality rate is at 1.74 percent.
The Department of Health said the day’s newly-announced fatalities included 75 cases initially classified as recoveries.
Recoveries increased by 6,471 to 1,333,464, representing 94.7 percent of the Philippines’ running tally. A total of 28 recovered cases turned out to be active, said the Health department.
President Rodrigo Duterte has ealier announced that restrictions on movement and businesses in the Philippine capital and nearby provinces will continue until mid-July.
Infections in the capital region, home to at least 13 million people, have dropped since peaking in April, but some provinces are battling spikes as the country scrambles to distribute and administer vaccines.
Entertainment venues, amusement parks, and contacts sports are prohibited in the capital region and nearby provinces, while restaurants, gyms and indoor tourist attractions are allowed to operate at up to 40% capacity.
But 21 cities and provinces outside the capital remain under tighter measures to contain the virus.
The Philippines has fully vaccinated only 2.5 million people, or just 3.6% of the 70 million targeted for immunisation this year.
It has received 17.5 million vaccine doses, mostly those of Sinovac, among 40 to 55 million doses of various brands on order for June to September.
In a weekly national address, Duterte told local officials to prepare cold storage facilities for the vaccines.
